Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Jan 17 | Crystal Palace | 2 - 1 | H |
| Jan 10 | Everton | 1 - 1 | A |
| Jan 7 | Brentford | 0 - 3 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 24 | West Ham United | A | |
| Feb 2 | Burnley | H | |
| Feb 7 | Arsenal | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Brentford | 22 | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Newcastle | 22 | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 22 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Everton | 22 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Fulham | 22 | -1 | 31 |